Teachers Find Opportunity For Travels
Richland School teachers spread across several states during the Christmas vacation visiting friends and relatives. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Clay Hale with Rosamond, Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne Brimhall, the John Peterson family, Henry Horwedge, Mrs. Louies Neufeld, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lockhart, Miss Burnis Morris, Miss Lucette Senesac, Miss Lady Vey Hundley, and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence McClure. Destinations feature Visalia Los Angeles Phoenix Mesa Reedley Long Beach Morro Bay Fairview Riverside and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Clay Hale
Rosamond
Golden West Avenue
Visalia
Los Angeles
Game
Tonta Anita
Dwayne Brimhall
Phoenix
Mesa
Ariz
John Peterson
Idaho
Utah
Nevada
Henry Horweges
San Diego
Louies Ne
Guests Watch Rose Bowl at Mrs Miller's Acacia Street Party
New Year festivities featured a dining room turned football field with Michigan and UCLA colors and a hanging banner. Guests included Bob McClain John Jacobsen Kenneth Wegis Marty Rinker Greg Malory Mike Audap Myron McFarland Leo Stevens Jack Ford and Tom Vedder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Miller
Acacia Street
Michigan
UCLA
Messrs
Ehrhorn Youths Host Year End Party at Home
Ehrhorn siblings Arline and Roger hosted a party Tuesday evening at their parents’ Maple home. Norman Wedel won a prize in a peanut game. After a film titled Here Come the Nelsons refreshments were served. Rolled sandwiches with a Happy New Year theme, cookies, candies and hot chocolate accompanied the gathering with guests Crystal Garland Dorothy Mitchell Dorothy Watts Wanda Nale Mary DeVincenzo Pat Latta Gene Hogan Raymond Watts John De Vincenzo and Ric Froese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arline Ehrhorn
Roger
Arthur Ehrhorn
Norman Wedel
the Nelsons
Mary DeVincenzo
Pat Latta
Gene Hogan
Raymond Watts
John de Vincenzo
Ric Froese
Supper Party Welcomes New Year in Kern Academy Café
A New Year supper and games were held in Kern Academy cafe teria where a group of friends gathered. Hostesses Mrs Art Dirsken and Mrs Walter Zimmerman oversaw the event. Guests included Dr and Mrs Claude Blum of Chairmont Tenn formerly of Shafter and numerous attendees with their families such as Ernest Adamsen Arthur Erksen Walter Zimmerman Lavonne and Hazel Brockett among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern Academy
Art Dirksen
Walter Zimmerman
Claude Blum
Chairmont
Tenn
Shafter
Ernest Adamsen
Arthur Erksen
Pain Weishaar
Willard Newmann
L. H. Fraley
Kenneth Pitts
Gideon Richert
Lavonne
Hazel Brockett
George Wedel
Weitz Family Christmas Day Visit in Riverside
J P Weitz of Shafter spent Christmas Day with his daughter and family Mr and Mrs Fred Neuman of Riverside Avenue providing a family reunion scene during the holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.P. Weitz
Shafter
Fred Neuman
Riverside Avenue
Heinrichs Family Hosts New Year Reunion in Bakersfield
New Year's gathering at the Heinrichs home in Bakersfield drew relatives including Mrs. Margaret Steinert and Abe Ratzlaff with family, John Heinrichs and Norma, Katharine Heinrichs, and others from Costa Mesa and Fresno. Guests enjoyed a potluck breakfast, piano music, and impromptu singing. Richard Martin returned from Temple Oklahoma after Christmas visit with his mother Mrs. L. E. Martin and seven brothers and three sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo
Heinrichs
Margaret Steinert
Marvin Steinert
Max
Randy
Bakersfield
Pasadena
Katherine Heinrichs
Abe Ratzlaff
Stanley
Virginia
John Nord
Maxine
Leroy
Gary
John. Hein
Richard
Pacific Street
Temple
Okla
L. E. Martin
Fifty Friends Honor Pair on Silver Wedding Anniversary
A New Year Eve party at Mr. and Mrs. P. V. McClure on Golden West Avenue marked their silver wedding anniversary. About 50 guests attended a buffet with a silver Ming tree centerpiece. The couple, married in 1928 in Beverly Hills, have lived in Shafter for 20 years, with daughters Paula and Cheryl. Mrs. McClure is from Waco Texas. her husband ran drug stores in Wasco Bakersfield and Shafter. He is a former Volunteer Fire Department official and a Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. V. McClure
Golden West Avenue
McClures
Beverly Hills
Jh Shafter
Paula
Chery
McClure
Waco
Tex
Ohio
Western Reserve University
Wasco
Bakersfield
Shafter
Fall Leaves Sparkle at Mrs Arnold Luncheon
Multi colored fall leaves brightened the Sycamore Street home of Mrs P L Arnold for a luncheon honoring her sister and the sister of George Harrison. Guests included Mrs Sue Sievers of Glendale and Mrs Nan Tracy of Arizona, with luncheon attendees listing J C Ohanneson George Harrison Phil Ohanneson Peter Ohanneson Horace Gray M L Thomas Henry Neufeld D H Lundy Ed Warren and Emil Bender.
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Sycamore Street
P. L. Arnold
George Harrison
Sue Sievers
Glendale
Arnold
Nan Tracy
Arizona
Harrisons
Mesdames J. C. Ohanneson
Phil Ohanneson
Peter Ohanneson
Horace Gray
M._L
Caravan Diggers Feast On Clams At Pismo Beach
A New Year’s Day excursion by Shattery members drove to Pismo Beach to dig clams in the surf, then bake and eat them on the beach. The party included Bill Brown with family, Frank Sill and others, Ralph Boel, Joe Teagarden, Al Anderson, Hugh Sill, and Christie Neuman among numerous relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pismo Beach
Messrs
Bill Brown
Mike
Mary
Sharon
Frank Sill
Joe
Patricia
Ralph Boel
Bonner
Brenda
Joe Teagarden
Family
al Anderson
Bunny
Allene
Hugh Sill
Cindy
Sally
Susie
Christie
Bobby Neuman
Slumber Party At Elm Street Home Reported
A slumber party was held last week at the home of Carolyn Wilson, daughter of Ralph and Carolyn Wilson at 316 Elm Street. Guests included Glenda Frost Barbara Prickett Shirley Prickett Norma Mixom Carolyn Jenkins Raynetta Mann and Jeannie Trantham. They ate pie and milk after services at the Church of Christ and stayed up most of the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Wilson
Ralph Thomas Wilson
Elm Street
Church of Christ
Glenda Frost
Barbara
Shirley Prickett
Norma Mixom
Carolyn Jenkins
Raynetta Mann
Jeannie Trantham
Unlimited Areas for Student Learning program set
Richland Parents will view demonstrations of practical work next Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the school cafeteria. O Clay Hale principal will chair the program for the Richland Parent Teacher Association with the upper grade school. Students begin projects under teacher supervision as parents observe from start to finish. Music by seventh and eighth grade boys of the Richland Musketeers directed by Richard Southwick. Room mothers will be hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Parent- Teacher Association
O. Clay Hale
Richland Musketeers
Richard Southwick
Odel Word Visits Friends in State
Odel Word son of Mr and Mrs Clifford Word spent his vacation from Shafter High School visiting friends across the state He left after Christmas to Guadalupe to stay with Mr and Mrs Clifford Webb then went to Lompoc to visit Mr and Mrs Claude Garrett The Garretts drove him home and spent New Year with the Words leaving for Lompoc on Sunday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odel Word
Clifford Word
Sunny Street
Wedels Entertain on New Year’s Day
George Wedels of Los Angeles avenue entertained a group of friends at their home on New Year’s Day to watch the Rose Parade and game on television. Guests included Dr and Mrs Claude Blum and others. The group shared a potluck dinner at noon.
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George Wedels
Mrs
Los Angeles Avenue
Claude Blum
Coalimont
Tenn
Henry Duerksen
Walter Zimmerman
Arthur Dirksen
Vantura
Raymond Carter
Jim Wedel
Fort Houston
Advan
Fort Lewis
Wash
Wedels
Sunland
Hal Peterson
Families Share New Year Celebrations Across Bakersfield
A Shafter and Bakersfield family gathering spans New Year and Christmas. Mr and Mrs Albert Wilson host guests including Arras W Wilson Howard Wilson and Elio Cordoni and sons. The group attends a parade and socializes at 559 Sycamore Year’s Day.
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Vernon Re
Albert Wilsons
Arras Wilson
Howard Wilsott
Open House At Lachenmaiers New Year Gathering
A New Year open house wore on all day at 307 Sycamore Street the home of Mr and Mrs Ralph Lachenmaier. Guests included John Balzer Frank Russell Ed Kruger Harvey Gaede and William Buffet. Don Wesley of Prosser Washington plans a visit this week with his parents at 576 Sycamore Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Lachenmaier
Sycamore St
Messrs
John Balzer
Frank Russell
Ed Kruger
Krugers
Leonard Gaedes
Harvey Gaede
William Buffet
Don Wesley
Prosser
Wash
Frank V. Wesley
Altar Society Plans Dessert Bridge and Carnival
St Therese Catholic Church Altar Society meets at Mrs Sylvia Baughman home 207 Atlantic St to plan a daytime dessert bridge in February at the Carnation Room and discuss a spring carnival on the church grounds replacing the autumn bazaar. Attending are Mesdames Bill Brown A G Mortimore John Butler William Fairbanks Frank Sill Mae Newcomb J C Hodges J W Frizzell Frank Contreray and Jack Fleming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Therese’s Catholic Church Altar Society
Sylvia Baughman
Atlantic St
Carnation Room
Bakersfield
Mesdames
Bill Brown
A. G. Mortimore
John Butler
William Fairbanks
Frank Sill
Mae Newcomb
J. C. Hodges
J. W. Frizzell
Frank Contreray
Jack Fleming
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Ehrhorn Youths Present Party
Josephine Aguilar
Jeronima Aguilar
Ben Martinez, Jr
Ben Martinez
St. Theresé’s Catholic Church
Joe Aguilar
Martinez St
Frank Hornkohl
Trexton
Patsy Fuller
John
Heinrichses
Clam Segreh
California
PGE
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Oscar Wiedmann
Elizabeth Voth
Melvina Rowell
Alberta Glenn
Donna Johnson
Sharon Osborn
Robert Lamas
Bobby, Wilson
E. A. Brown
Elsie Warren Ogan
A. R. Duehren Njan
Ann Bender
Elmer Biloff
Ann Mauree Jacobus
Douglas Lee Johnson
Helen Woods
Lachenmaiers
Altar Society
Jan Vir
Dorothy Gray
Sieisthain
Shafter Drug Store
301 Central
Bakersfield Savings
Chesise Avenue
Elmer A. Goertz
President
Taft
Center Street
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